Tennessee bills

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State bill data last updated Oct 25, 2026, 8:06 AM.

9,112 bills

SJR 700 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Calvary Baptist Church, 100th anniversary -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 699 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - Tracy George Trott -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2107 In committee 114
Boards and Commissions - As introduced, creates a rebuttable presumption that a license or renewal should be denied by the board of nursing if the applicant or licensee has a conviction for certain alcohol-related offenses that involved injury to another person. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
SJR 703 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Jennifer Wackerhagen -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 889 Adopted 114
Memorials, Personal Occasion - Ken Nelson, Sr., 90th birthday -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 998 In committee 114
Education, Higher - As introduced, adds the general assembly to the list of entities that each public institution of higher education must submit its annual foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee
HB 1779 In committee 114
Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, requires a written notice of the intended seizure of personal property given by the county trustee, deputy trustee, or delinquent tax attorney that is mailed to the taxpayer's last known address be provided by certified, registered, or first class mail. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

Mar 18, 2026: No Action Taken
HB 402 In committee 114
Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, creates tax exemption for portions of property that provide tree canopy cover in counties whose local governing bodies elect to create the exemption. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
HJR 1028 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Carol Mitchell, NFHS 2025 National Softball Coach of the Year -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 471 In committee 114
Ethics - As introduced, prohibits a person from acting as an agent of a hostile foreign principal unless the person has filed a registration statement with the Tennessee ethics commission; requires each foreign-supported political organization to register with the Tennessee ethics commission. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 4.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
SJR 796 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Nash Rader -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 890 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - T. Wayne Williams, National FFA Southern Region vice president -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1390 In committee 114
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, allows a court to issue an extreme risk protection order upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence that a person poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to the person or others if allowed to possess or purchase a firearm; authorizes a law enforcement officer or relative to file a petition for an extreme risk protection order; creates an offense to store or keep a firearm in any place unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, unloaded, and separate from ammunition except when the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user; prohibits a gun dealer from delivering a firearm to a purchaser until 15 business days after the completion of certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 38 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

Mar 18, 2026: Failed for lack of second in: Civil Justice Subcommittee
SJR 775 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Joey Galazin, Region 1-5A Co-Defensive Player of the Year -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2236 In committee 114
Tennessee Housing Development Agency - As introduced, enacts the "First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program," which creates a first-time homebuyer assistance program, to be administered by the agency. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, Chapter 23.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
SJR 711 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Isabella "Bella" Warner, TSSAA Division I girls' bowling individual champion -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2087 In committee 114
Consumer Protection - As introduced, reduces from 15 to 10 days, the time within which a person licensed to provide deferred presentment services must file a written report with the commissioner of financial institutions following the occurrence of the filing for bankruptcy or reorganization; the institution of revocation or suspension proceedings by any state or governmental authority; the denial of the opportunity to engage in deferred presentment services by any state or governmental authority; any felony indictment or conviction of the licensee or any of its directors, officers, or principals; and other events that the commissioner may determine and identify by rule. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
HB 2554 In committee 114
Nurses, Nursing - As introduced, reduces from 30 to 15 days the period following an election of the officers of the board of nursing within which the executive director must certify to the governor the names of the officers elected; reduces from 30 to 15 days the period following a vacancy in any office or in the board of nursing within which the executive director must certify such vacancy to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 38; Title 53; Title 55; Title 63 and Title 68.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
SJR 741 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Tyler Williams, Coach of the Year Region 3A -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 749 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Daven Thompson, All-Region 1-3A first team -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 560 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, February 2026 -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 729 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Jackson Savarese, All-Region 1-3A first team -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1026 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - 73rd World's Biggest Fish Fry, Hostess Princess and Court -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 779 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Wyatt Maples -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 782 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Preston Huskey -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 751 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Brady Simmons, All-Region 1-3A first team -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 790 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Sophia Mangin -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 1899 In committee 114
Education, Higher - As introduced, allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cause for the faculty member's termination exists; requires the president or chief executive officer for a public institution of higher education who is selected or appointed by the institution's governing board on or after July 1, 2026, to be confirmed by the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Mar 18, 2026: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
SJR 756 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Dalton Cerezo, All-Region 1-3A first team -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 701 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - White County Fair, 2026 Champion of Champions -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 746 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Alex Laningham, All-Region 1-3A second team -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1210 In committee 114
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires, if the respondent on an order of protection dispossesses firearms by transferring possession to a third party who is not prohibited from possessing firearms, the respondent to specify the third party and the physical address where all firearms are located on the affidavit of firearms dispossession form; requires the third party to sign the affidavit of firearms dispossession form to acknowledge receipt of the firearms. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
HJR 1022 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brett Eastin Astran, Top Ten Senior, Zion Christian Academy -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 2014 In committee 114
Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act." - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Mar 18, 2026: Failed in Senate Health and Welfare Committee
HJR 1019 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Garrett Halton Manners, Top Ten Senior, Zion Christian Academy -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 712 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Independence High school boys' cross country team, TSSAA Class AAA state champions -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 804 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Trey Bailey -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SB 1696 In committee 114
Education - As introduced, establishes that a public institution of education may provide an opportunity or benefit exclusively to one sex through a program if the institution provides a substantially similar or reasonably comparable opportunity or benefit to the opposite sex through a different program. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Mar 18, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
HJR 1035 Adopted 114
Memorials, Death - John Wilkins Haley -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 635 Adopted 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dewey Branstetter, Jr., Tennessee Ethics Commission -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 819 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Hudson McDaniel, TSSAA Class A girls' cross country individual champion -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1033 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Jeremy Jones and Allen Huggins, 2025 President's Cup champions -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 732 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Hunter Mathews, All-Region 1-3A first team -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HJR 1023 Adopted 114
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Megan Faith Allen, Top Ten Senior, Zion Christian Academy -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 2060 In committee 114
Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, prohibits a bank from digitizing or otherwise converting money held by the bank on behalf of a consumer into a digital currency, digital medium of exchange, or digital monetary unit of account, including cryptocurrency, without express, written authorization from the consumer for whom the money is held. - Amends TCA Title 45.

Mar 18, 2026: No Action Taken
SJR 791 Adopted 114
Memorials, Recognition - Joel Oliver, TMEA All-State choir -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
SJR 639 Adopted 114
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Joshua R. Walker, Tennessee Claims Commission -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.
HB 1155 In committee 114
Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the importation, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured food products in this state. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53.

Mar 18, 2026: No Action Taken
HB 2421 In committee 114
Welfare - As introduced, directs TACIR to conduct a study into homelessness and ways to combat the rise of homelessness; requires TACIR to file the report with the health and welfare committee of the senate, the committee in the house of representatives with jurisdiction over matters pertaining to homelessness, and the legislative librarian before January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Mar 18, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
SJR 707 Adopted 114
Memorials, Sports - Battle Ground Academy girls' cross country team, state champions -

Mar 18, 2026: Signed by Governor.